Richmond Landon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richmond Landon

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1898

Place of Birth: Salisbury, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1971

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Richmond Wilcox "Dick" Landon (November 20, 1898 – June 13, 1971) was an American high jumper who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.Landon attended the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and Yale University.
In 1922 he married Alice Lord, an Olympic diver he met on the boat to the 1920 Olympics.Richmond Landon was a guest on the television show "I've Got A Secret" as one of five former Olympic champions which aired October 13, 1954.